Brian's 1/48 Dkm u-Boat Type Viic U-552

[boatman]

ENGINE fitted in back to front ?
chrisb

[Bri62]

nope

[boatman]

nope :smiling3:

WELL WHAT Bri as its not the best pic to see as its at an angle to me anyway ?

[stillp]

Would the engine valvegear really be painted?
Pete

[Waspie]

Blimey Bri, you can almost feel that heat and the vibration coming from that thing!! As for error!! I'd have to ask a 'clanky'!!!!!

[Bri62]

Would the engine valvegear really be painted?

Probably not I always remember them being covered, but that's not it.

[Bri62]

In my wisdom I put the deckhead on before the exhaust manifold was fitted, so I couldn't get it without cutting a piece off if you look it doesn't reach the engine manifold

[stillp]

I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't said Brian.
Pete

[scottie3158]

Brian, that is a thing of beauty.

[Bri62]

Ok engine room finished.

[boatman]

HI Bri oh i love the build so far VERY GOOD but :thinking:this is not critisum but just an obsevaiton but i TMHO is in the engine room you need another led AS TO ME their is not enough light to see to work on that engine unless that poor engineneer has to work with a torch in his hand an a spanner in the other
but thats me
BUT BRILLIANT BUILD my freind
chrisb

[Bri62]

Chris there is one more than there should be ! instructions call for just one light but adding more isn't a prob

[Waspie]

HI Bri oh i love the build so far VERY GOOD but :thinking:this is not critisum but just an obsevaiton but i TMHO is in the engine room you need another led AS TO ME their is not enough light to see to work on that engine unless that poor engineneer has to work with a torch in his hand an a spanner in the other
but thats me
BUT BRILLIANT BUILD my freind
chrisb

You need to visit HMS Alliance in the submarine museum at Gosport Chris. Engine rooms are dark and gloomy on subs, well diesel boats anyway!!!

[boatman]

You need to visit HMS Alliance in the submarine museum at Gosport Chris. Engine rooms are dark and gloomy on subs, well diesel boats anyway!!!

HI Doug well yes point taken but ive been through that sub 4 times at gosport AN the gent started the depth charges an sound effects an some people got the wind up a couple of ladys an they wanted out quick but we enjoyed it but not if it was real an as the last time jen an i was down there on holl we had the U/S aircraft carrier JFK ankored out in the solent as she was to big to come into portsmouth an we went out in a water taxi an i done 3 hrs of videoin her what a brlliant day an ive still got it on VHS
chrisb

[Mark1]

Lovely job Brian :thumb2: